WestJet/Southwest codeshare delayed

WestJet announced yesterday that its codeshare partnership with Southwest Airlines, slated to launch by late 2009, "will be delayed" because SWA "has decided to redirect a portion of its resources dedicated to the codeshare project towards other near-term revenue opportunities." Calgary-based WS emphasized that its new Sabre reservation system will be online by the fourth quarter and could handle implementation of the codeshare (ATWOnline, July 9, 2008) but said SWA is concerned about ...